The SA Thrift Route Planner: Hit 5 Sales in One Saturday Morning

The best garage sale hunters don't drive around hoping — they run a route. The SA Thrift route planner turns your saved listings into an ordered morning run. Here's the exact playbook.

Friday night: save everything promising

Open the weekend view and tap the heart on every garage, moving, or estate sale that looks worth a stop. Don't overthink it — save anything on your side of town with decent photos. You can trim the list in the morning.

Saturday morning: build the route

Head to the route planner, add your saved sales, and share your location. The planner orders your stops nearest-first, so you work through them in a clean line instead of crisscrossing San Antonio and burning gas.

The five-sale formula

• Start with the farthest stop. Drive out while traffic is light, then work your way home as the city wakes up.
• Budget 20 minutes per sale. Five sales, two hours, home by 10:30 with the trunk full.
• Rank by photos. Listings with clear photos of furniture, tools, or vintage goods go first — they're the ones other hunters are targeting too.
• Keep one wildcard. Leave room for a curb alert that pops up mid-morning. The Deal Board updates live.

While you're out

If a sale is still going strong when you arrive, tap "Still there?" on the listing. It tells the next hunter the drive is worth it — and hunters remember who shares good intel.

Five sales, one morning, zero backtracking. That's the SA Thrift way.